Sports

Lady Diggers Downed by League Foes

by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Staff Writer

Posted:
10/01/2012 03:21:24 PM MDT

Updated:
10/01/2012 03:32:17 PM MDT

Brush sophomore Christina Frick takes her turn at the plate to ignite the first inning of play for the Diggers, while fellow sophomore pitcher Kristen Berg, who started on the mound against Valley on Saturday afternoon, waits patiently on third to move on, though Brush was blanked by the top-ranked Vikings that day.
(by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Writer/Photographer)

The Brush varsity softball squad rehashed battles with two familiar 3A District foes last week, with an all-too familiar result.The Diggers second season match-up with neighboring rivals from Sterling earned the Tigers another win over Brush, this time in Tiger territory where Sterling plated a 10-3 victory.The match marked a second victorious match-up for Sterling as the Tigers had managed a 8-3 win in early September.

Slapping in hits for the Diggers at Sterling were sophomores Mariah Brown (2) and Makenzie Griffith who cranked out a double along with fellow sophomore Lauren Staley. Senior Allie Schneider plated a triple while freshman Alicia Grauberger earned one hit.

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Freshman Alex Odle and sophomore starting hurler Christina Frick took turns on the mound recording no strikeouts but a total of 5 walks between them.

Pitchers from Sterling, on the other hand, managed to throw in a total of 9 strikeouts against the Diggers, making for a familiar statistic as the starting hurler from Valley managed to record the same 9 strikeouts in Brush during their sunny Saturday showdown.

The Valley Vikings re-matched with the Diggers on Brush turf to end September softball and followed up their previous 10-0 shutout of Brush the week before with a repeat performance, downing the Diggers 12-0 in five frames of play.Although Brush players busted out with three hits on the afternoon, 2 from junior Maggie Christensen and one recorded off the bat of Grauberger, the Vikings proved in overwhelming fashion why they sit perched near the top of a tough 3A District 3 standings.The Vikings, now 12-4 overall and 8-1 in league, currently enjoy a second-place standing after taking their lone league loss to top ranked Strasburg who has gone unbeaten during their 8-0 season.

Senior Allie Schneider smacks one out to a hole near second base during Brush's loss to Valley on Saturday. (by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Writer/Photographer)

Other District 3 standings include a 6-3 Sterling placed third on the list, while 4-3 Eaton takes fourth place.Brush currently sits in fifth with their now 2-7 league record just above Lyons (1-8) and Platte Valley (1-8).

The Lady Digger Softball squad will take to the road to begin their homecoming week, taking on Eaton on Tuesday and traveling to Platte Valley on Thursday, but will boast their Brush pride during a Saturday afternoon homecoming showdown that will invite top-ranked Strasburg to Joslin Field in Brush, with first pitch for the varsity slated for 11 am.

Sophomore hurler Kristen Berg made her way to the mound as starting pitcher before being relived by Christina Frick during Brush's Saturday showdown with top-ranked team the Valley Vikings. (by KATIE COLLINS, Brush News-Tribune Writer/Photographer)